Refastenable absorbent product with overlaid side panels and method of making same in the machine direction

A method of making a refastenable absorbent garment with attached side panels and a longitudinal axis in the machine direction, comprising:

• a. providing an absorbent garment chassis web with a longitudinal axis in the machine direction and edges opposed in the cross machine direction;
• b. providing a first side panel web with a waist edge and a leg end edge, and securing a first fastener strip to the first side panel web, the first fastener strip extending between the waist edge and the leg end edge and secured to the first side panel web at a preselected bonding width on either side of a longitudinal axis of the first fastener strip;
• c. providing a line of weakness in the first side panel web and the first fastener strip at the longitudinal axis of the first fastener strip;
• d. aligning the waist edge of the first side panel web in a substantially cross direction of the absorbent chassis web and bonding the first side panel web with the first fastener strip thereon proximal to the absorbent chassis web edges with bonds extending in the machine direction;
• e. providing a second side panel web with a waist edge and a leg end edge and disposing a second fastener member on the second side panel web, the second fastener member extending between the waist edge and the leg end edge of the second side panel web;
• f. providing a line of weakness in the second side panel web and the second fastener member at a longitudinal axis of the second fastener member;
• g. aligning the second side panel web waist edge in a substantially cross direction of the absorbent chassis web, and with the first fastener strip and the second fastener member aligned in opposition, and bonding the second side panel web with the second fastener member thereon proximal to the absorbent chassis web edges with bonds extending in the machine direction;
• h. individuating an absorbent garment by separating the absorbent chassis web, with the first and second side panel webs and the first fastener strip and the second fastener member thereon, with a cut across the absorbent chassis web in the cross machine direction;
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• i. folding the absorbent chassis web to place the first fastener strip and the second fastener member in fastening contact.

A method of making a refastenable absorbent garment with attached side panels and a longitudinal axis in the machine direction comprising:

• a. providing a first side panel web with edges opposed in the machine direction;
• b. providing a garment chassis web with a longitudinal axis in the machine direction and edges opposed in the cross machine direction;
• c. disposing a first fastener on the first side panel web, the first fastener located between the opposing edges;
• d. overlaying the first side panel web on the garment chassis web;
• e. attaching the first side panel web to the garment chassis web, whereby the side panel web remains substantially between the edges of the garment chassis web;
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• f. through cutting or providing a line of weakness on the first side panel web and the first fastener.

A method of making a refastenable absorbent garment with attached side panels and a longitudinal axis in the machine direction comprising:

• a. providing a first side panel web with edges opposed in the machine direction;
• b. providing a garment chassis web with a longitudinal axis in the machine direction and edges opposed in the cross machine direction;
• c. disposing a first fastener on the first side panel web, the first fastener located between the opposing edges;
• d. overlaying the first side panel web on the garment chassis web;
• e. attaching the first side panel web to the garment chassis web, whereby the side panel web remains substantially between the edges of the garment chassis web;
• f. providing a second side panel web with a waist edge and a leg opening edge and disposing a second fastener on the second side panel web, and attaching the side panel web to the garment chassis web, whereby the second side panel web remains substantially between the edges of the garment chassis web;
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• g. through cutting or providing a line of weakness on the second side panel web and the second fastener.

A method of making a refastenable absorbent garment with attached side panels and a longitudinal axis in the machine direction comprising:

• a. providing a first side panel web with edges opposed in the machine direction;
• b. providing a garment chassis web with a longitudinal axis in the machine direction and edges opposed in the cross machine direction;
• c. disposing a first fastener on the first side panel web, the first fastener located between the opposing edges;
• d. overlaying the first side panel web on the garment chassis web;
• e. attaching the first side panel web to the garment chassis web, whereby the side panel web remains substantially between the edges of the garment chassis web;
• f. providing a second side panel web with a waist edge and a leg opening edge and disposing a second fastener on the second side panel web, and attaching the side panel web to the garment chassis web, whereby the second side panel web remains substantially between the edges of the garment chassis web;
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• g. through cutting or providing a line of weakness on the first and second side panel webs and the first and second fasteners.

A method of making a refastenable absorbent garment with attached side panels and a longitudinal axis in the machine direction, comprising:

• a. providing a first side panel web with edges opposed in the machine direction;
• b. providing a garment chassis web with an interior surface and an exterior surface and with a longitudinal axis in the machine direction and edges opposed in the cross machine direction;
• c. bonding a first fastener to the first side panel web, the bonded first fastener being located medially between the opposing edges of the first side panel web;
• d. overlaying the first side panel web on the interior surface of the garment chassis web with the first fastener placed medially between the opposing edges of the garment chassis web;
• e. attaching the first side panel web to the garment chassis web, whereby the side panel web remains substantially between the edges of the garment chassis web.